During the recent “Spring Celebration” at the Queens County Farm Museum, I was busy at the hearth of the site’s Adriance Farmhouse. While a variety of modern-type activities, ranging from sheep shearing and hayrides to music and a plant sale, were taking place throughout the complex, I offered a few of a more historical nature [...]
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at the Queens County Farm: more spring cooking
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), The Queens County Farm Museum, tagged cheese, curd fritters, Eliza Smith, Hannah Glasse, historic hearth cooking, historic receipt (recipe), making cheese, The Art of Cookery (1747), The Compleat Housewife (1727) on May 14, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
scenes from a hearth cooking class…
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, tagged Amelia Simmons, Ashfield Family manuscript cookbook, Hannah Glasse, hearth cooking class, historic cookbooks, historic receipts, Israel Crane House, Master Cooks of King Richard II on May 2, 2012 | 4 Comments »
We had a great group of folks at the recent (April 15) hearth cooking class at the Israel Crane House. Everyone worked diligently on all the various dishes, and I think it’s safe to say that a fun time was had by all. Of course, the absolute BEST part was sitting down to enjoy a [...]
wrapping up the “Big Week”
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), historic site, Israel Crane House, tagged Hannah Glasse, hearth cooking, historic receipts, Israel Crane House, Lefferts Family of Flatbush, Mrs. Leffert's [Receipt] Book (circa 1830), potato pudding, Salmon in Cases, The Art of Cookery (1747) on April 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
My “Big Week” of hearth cooking (March 20 to April 1, when I had one event after another) finally came to a close at the same spot where it all began: the Israel Crane House. That Sunday was billed as “Family Day,” since all of the properties owned by The Montclair Historical Society (MHS) were [...]
Naples Biskets and a Seed Cake
Posted in Culinary Historians of New York, historic cookbooks, historic receipts (recipes), tagged E. Smith, Hannan Glasse, historic cookbooks, historic receipt, John Nott, Naples Biskets, Seed Cake, The Art of Cookery made [sic] Plain and Easy (1747), The Compleat Housewife (1727), The Cooks and Confectioners Dictionary (1723) on April 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
After spending a day happily sharing the joys of hearth cooking with a gaggle of Homeschoolers (and eating the results) at The Israel Crane House, my next Big Event was to do basically more of the same with about 60 teachers at the Queens County Farm Museum (QFM). I had devised a “menu” for the [...]
tales from the hearth
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, tagged 19th century foods, Amelia Simmons, American Cookery (1796), hearth cooking, historic receipts, Homeschool Day, Indian Slapjacks, Israel Crane House on April 5, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Now that I’ve gotten a bit o’ rest after a busy week and have done things like cleaned up kitchen messes and organized my photos, I can now get back to blogging. HUZZAH! Besides, a report on my most recent hearth cooking adventures is long overdue. And there were several during the week of March [...]
“a Tin Oven before the Fire does best”
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking equipment, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, research & experiments, tagged "baking" tin ovens, experiments in historic hearth cooking, experiments w/historic receipts, Hannah Glasse, hearth cooking at The Israel Crane House, reflector ovens, Salmon in Cases, The Art of Cookery (1747), tin ovens on March 15, 2012 | 3 Comments »
As mentioned previously, the definition of “tin oven” in the glossary of Prospect Books’ facsimile of The Art of Cookery, made [sic] Plain and Easy, by Hannah Glasse (1747), refers to the book’s page 91. All the receipts on that page, which is one in a group of about 10, are for fish. These pages, [...]
perfect treat for Presidents’ Day: Washington Cake
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, tagged 19th century foods, cake, pearlash, Presidents' Day, spicy fruit cake, The Israel Crane House, Washington Cake on February 23, 2012 | 2 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I began considering what dish to prepare during the annual Presidents’ Day festivities held this past Monday at the Israel Crane House. Before long, it hit me: a Washington Cake! It’s perfect for a day that celebrates, at least in part, the birthday of the man who led us to victory [...]
presenting…the Potato Pumpkin!
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, tagged forcemeat aka stuffing/dressing, Hannah Glasse, historic meat dishes, Mary Randoplh, mincing, potato pumpkin, The Art of Cookery (1747), The Virginia Housewife (1824), veal and suet on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
As we’ve seen in the past few posts, a wide array of dishes was offered to those who visited The Israel Crane House during the 2011 annual Essex County (NJ) Historic Holiday House Tour. So far, we’ve reviewed everything from Apees to Gingerbread Cakes to a Minced Pie. Now, to complete our culinary tour, we [...]
meat dishes for Crane’s
Posted in historic cookbooks, historic cooking, historic cooking/classes/events, historic receipts (recipes), Israel Crane House, tagged 17th century receipt, Essex County (NJ) Holiday Historic House Tour, Martha Washington's Booke of Cookery, meat pies, minced meat pie, The Israel Crane House, veal & suet on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
In addition to a tasty store-bought smoked ham, we had two other historic meat dishes on hand to share with visitors to The Israel Crane House during this past December’s Essex County (NJ) Historic Holiday House Tour. Naturally, they were two of my favorites: a Minced (meat) Pie; and a Potato Pumpkin. I’ll deal first [...]
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